Another One Bites My Dust

Remember this little list? My 24 things to do before I turn 30?

My initial idea was to complete one item a month and I well, that hasn't really been going to plan. But I was able to cross off another item this morning.

#11 - Run a 5k

This is the before shot of me and my friend Liz. She's done a number of these so I was glad to have her along to make sure I didn't jump off the first bridge we came to. She was awesome at keeping me going. Thanks sweetie!

I finished it in 39:02. I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with that.

And here's us after. 

Notice that Liz looks great - happy, refreshed, like her heart rate is normal...
And I look flushed, exhausted, and rather confused as to why I'm standing in a park at 9AM on a Sunday. 

Now that I've recovered I have to say I feel great and I'm ready to do the next one. But before that, I'm going to celebrate and undo everything I just did by making some of my deep dark chocolate fudgy brownies. So check back for those in a little bit :)

30 Before 30

If you know me at all, you know that I love lists.

As in, love them.

As in, can't function without them.

As in, three days before the wedding, I drove an hour back to my office at 8:00 at night when I realized that I left my to-do list on my desk.

So with my 28th birthday approaching (Wednesday!) it dawned on me that I'm coming up on 30. I'm in no way thinking that 30 is old or that I'm wasting my life in any way, but I like lists and I like working toward something, and, basically, I wanted to see if I could do accomplish a set of goals if I put my mind to it.

So I came up with my "30 Before 30" list.

I was really hoping that I would have 30 months to complete it, but alas, there are only 24 short months until I turn 30

...go figure.

I'm 6 months behind before I even start.

oops...

So here is my "24 Under 30" list!

1. Start a morning workout routine.
2. Finish fixing up our house (paint bathrooms, redo kitchen) 
3. Take a cooking class 
4. Own a three-legged cat 
5. Fit into a size 8 (it's been a while) 
6. Plant a (successful) vegetable garden 
7. Pay off credit card 
8. Launch my new website
9. See the northern lights 
10. Ride a horse 
11. Run a 5K 
12. Have a kiddo (don't get too excited - this is much closer to the "30" end of the list)
13. Own a ridiculously priced, absolutely gorgeous, designer dress (this will have to be after both #1 and #5 have successfully been completed)
14. Get another couple tattoos (maybe UglyKitty logo and family crest) 
15. Get an awesome short haircut with highlights 
16. Join a local adult volleyball league 
17. Write an UglyKitty children's book 
18. Develop wholesale accounts for UglyKittyRedeux
19. Visit Ireland again, this time with the Hubs
20. Take a cross country road trip with the Hubs 
21. See more wildlife (bear, mountain lion, rattlesnake) (from a distance)
22. Sing Karaoke in public (Rock Band doesn’t count) 
23. Compile all my recipes into personal cookbook 
24. Visit all 50 states (only NM, ND, SD, VT, IA, MO, KS left, and I'm going to NM in December)

Did any one else make a 30 under 30 list?

How'd you do?

Did I forget anything?

I'll let you know how I do.